Professor Saeed Ashraf, Consultant Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon and his team, in collaboration with the engineering department in Swansea University, developed a computer-generated “3-D Model of the Heart” to help improve the performance of cardiac surgeons. Data is used, from the CT and cardiac MRI scans of patients to design a 3-D model of the heart. ThisRead more

The 3-D Heart Model and its segmentation technique were recently utilised by our Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) team at Morriston Hospital. Clinicians using the segmentation technique were able to successfully implant a transcatheter aortic valve, with precision, in a patient with a pre-existing mechanical Starr-Edwards mitral prosthesis. The success of this innovative research andRead more

Pleural mesothelioma can be treated with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. There is insufficient evidence whether surgery helps patients with mesothelioma and whether surgery with chemotherapy is better than chemotherapy alone. Hence, the aim of the trial is to compare surgical extended pleurectomy decortication with no surgery. All patients will, however, receive chemotherapy. Along with otherRead more

Morriston Hospital is a leading centre in the research of inflammatory response during and following heart surgery in patients. This research work, led by Professor Ashraf, has been utilised in the bio-compatibility of LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) in patients with very poor left ventricular function. At present Professor Ashraf is in the process ofRead more

Mr Ira Goldsmith The first 3-D printed anatomical titanium chest wall prosthesis designed, 3-D printed and used for chest wall reconstruction at Morriston Hospital. A 70-year-old male presented with an enlarging right chest wall chondrosarcoma involving the 2nd to the 4th ribs anteriorly. This required a wide surgical resection and skeletal and soft tissue reconstruction.Read more